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... preferably using jam sugar, rather than apples etc 
Does anyone have one? I'm too much of a novice to amend/come up with my own recipe.
Thanks
Does anyone have one? I'm too much of a novice to amend/come up with my own recipe.
Thanks
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Caro
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day
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Sorry, the only recipes I have are to make apple jelly and then flavour with mint.Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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Yeah me too, but will still taste minty rather than appley thoughOriginally posted by shirlthegirl43 View Post
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yup, indeed soHappy Gardening,
ShirleyComment
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Aaaarrrggghhh. Okay, well I have rather a lot of eating apples. Can I use them instead of cooking apples? Does anyone have a really simple recipe? Thanks
Caro
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This is a recipe for Rosemary jelly. All you need to do is substitute mint for rosemary.
ROSEMARY JELLY
5lb cooking apples
2 pints water
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves
2 pints vinegar
granulated sugar
green food colouring (optional)
chopped rosemary
Wash and roughly chop the apples. Put in a large saucepan with the water and rosemary. Bring to the boil, then simmer for about 45 minutes until soft and pulpy. Stir from time to time to prevent sticking. Add the vinegar and boil for 5 minutes.
Strain through a jelly bag or cloth and allow the juice to drain for at least 12 hours. Do not squeeze the bag or the jelly will be cloudy. Discard the pulp.
Measure the extract and return to the pan with 1 lb sugar to each pint of extract. Stir until the sugar has dissolved, then boil rapidly, without stirring for about 10 minutes until setting point is reached. Skim the surface with a metal spoon. Add a few drops of colouring and chopped rosemary (to taste). Pot and cover in the usual way.Comment
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Thanks valmarg I think I might have a go at that. I did a search for it but could not find it
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I googled mint jelly recipe- and a few recipes cae up with apple free ...here's one...
Mint Jelly Recipe - Allrecipes.com
looks like the tartness of the cooking apples contains the pectin for setting the jelly in the other recipes- hence the pectin added to that one
If you make it using cooking aples, I bet a splodge of pectin would help it set!
cor...this one looks nice too- with a spicy kick to it!!
Jalapeño Mint Jelly Recipe at Epicurious.com"Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple
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I make a load of apple chutney then cook down the peel and cores for making mint and other jellies.Comment
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What a brilliant idea. I have to buy my apples so this would help on cost
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Thanks everyone, some good ideas, links and recipes!Caro
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I added mint to redcurrant jelly this year,fantastic with lamb and other red meats,right dodgy on toast minddon't be afraid to innovate and try new things
remember.........only the dead fish go with the flow
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And now it's 2011....
..... and you can use Gooseberries (particularly the small under-ripe ones that you thin out from the branches about now) instead of cooking apples, because they're also high in pectin to set the jelly.
My mint has gone Bonkers since I divided and repotted it, and I've got goosegogs in the freezer from last year that need using up. The beauty of making jelly from the gogs is that you don't have to top'n'tail them
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Not at least until someone spits the bits out
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